Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 21 May 2022 · 19:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Kellyn Acosta

Y 41' Sebastien Ibeagha

Y 55' Jesus Murillo

Y 75' Diego Palacios

Y 75' Ilie Sanchez

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2019-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L
14 May	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
07 May	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
30 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D
16 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	0–2	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–0	W
19 May	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
14 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
08 May	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Los Angeles FC
#7	Position	#21
47	Points	47
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
59	Scored	52
52	Conceded	40
+7	GD	+12
1.38	PPG	1.38
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Columbus Crew SC host Los Angeles FC — let the battle begin!
5' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Kwadwo Opoku is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Crisostomo, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Jose Cifuentes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
35' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Kellyn Acosta gets a Yellow card.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Musovski is withdrawn and Brian Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Poor challenge from Jesus Murillo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
61' Francisco Ginella makes way for Jose Cifuentes at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
62' What a moment for Carlos Vela! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Derrick Etienne on, James Igbekeme off on 68 minutes.
70' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Kellyn Acosta is withdrawn and Daniel Crisostomo gets his opportunity.
73' What composure from Jose Cifuentes! The Ecuador international strokes it home. 0-2.
74' Luis Diaz gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Yaw Yeboah and will look to change the dynamic.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Palacios on 75.
80' Uruguay international Brian Rodriguez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
0-2 the final result. Columbus Crew SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
9
Cristian Arango
6
Ilie Sanchez
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Daniel Crisostomo 70'
25
Sebastien Ibeagha
16
Maxime Crepeau
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Jose Cifuentes 61'
29
Daniel Musovski ↓ Brian Rodriguez 46'
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Carlos Vela 46'
3
Jesus Murillo
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela ↑ 46'
44
Doneil Henry
17
Brian Rodriguez ↑ 46'
11
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 61'
26
Cal Jennings
20
Daniel Crisostomo ↑ 70'

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adama Diomande	2
Carlos Vela	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Nathan Ordaz	1
Laurent Ciman	1
Adama Diomande	1
Mark-Anthony Kaye	1
Jose Cifuentes	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.01 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC25% Draw28% Los Angeles FC47%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

53%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

75%

Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC18% Draw47% Los Angeles FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

10.8%

0 – 0

9.4%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Los Angeles FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet